Strelka is a framework for creating and deploying
Mongrel2[http://mongrel2.org/] web applications in Ruby.
It's named after a lesser known {Russian
cosmonaut}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strelka_(dog)#Belka_and_Strelka] who was
one of the first canine space travelers to orbit the Earth and return alive.
Her name means "little arrow".